Overalls



LA FAYETTE E. BAKER Aug. 18, 1925.

OVERALLS Filed Sept. 13. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l m m w.

LA FAYETTE E. BAKER OVERALLS 2 Smeets-snmA a Filed Sept. 13. 1924 Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED STATES -LA FAXETTE E. BAKER, or DETaoInMrci-IIGAN.

ovERALLs.

Application filed September 13, 1924. Serial No. 737,500.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, La FAYErr'rn E. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county ofIVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Over! alls, of which the following is a speciiication,

This invention relates to overalls and it is the purpose of the invention to -provide a reinforced pocket and reinforced gusset for the side split in the overalls.

It is not new to sew a reinforcing strip either on the outside of the pocket or on the inside of the pocket for the purpose of strengthening the bottom of the pocket. It is also not new to provide a reinforcement adjacent the side split in the overalls. However, it has been customary to make the reinforcing gusset and the pocket material as separate pieces. In fact, it has been necessary so t0 do for otherwise the waste of material in cutting would be so large as to make the cost prohibitive.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a composite pocket of double strength at the bottom so designed and cut that it may include the reinforcing gusset without waste of material. The union-of the pocket piece and the reinforcing gusset in one strip of the goods not only effects a slight saving in material where the parts are made separate, but does away with a large amount of sewing and thereby very materially reduces the cost of the reinforcing gusset, as will be described later more in detail.

In the drawings:`

Fig. l is a front elevation of the top of the overall.

Fig. 2 is a-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing a slightly modiiied form. Y

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the pieces that go to make up the pocket and the gusset.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig.y 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the overalls and the pocket structure.

Figs, 7 to 1l inclusive are sections on the corresponding section lines of Fig. 6, detailing the adjacent garment structure.

1 designates the usual material that goes to make up the main body of the overall.

It customary to provide a rear pocket 2, which is ordinarily made of a single piece of material. However, it has been usualto provide a reinforcement at the bottom of the pocket to prevent wear and to permit the pocket to carry tools, nails and other things that are` liable to penetrate the goods. The usual method of providing the reinforcement is to sew a second piece over the pocket facing near the bottom of the pocket. Either the piece is sewed over the outside of the pocket facing or it is sewed to the inside of the pocket facing. The usual side split S in the overalls is ordinarily reinforced by a gusset 4, for the. goods is very liable to tear at this point, for as the wearer bends, it is subjected to great tearing stresses. However, this gusset is made a separate piece and the edges have to be folded under and the gusset stitched in all around, separate from the pocket. If it were made part of the pocket material, the material below the gusset would have to be cut and wasted or the length of the gusset is considerably less than the depth of the pocket.

By my improved design, the pocket is made up of an upper facing 5, which is a greater length than the width of thepocket to provide the gusset 4. However, this upper facing is of considerably less width than the depth of the pocket. The pocket bottom is made by a separate facing 6, which is doubled back on itself as shown in Fig. 2. This is sewed to the garment material along the bottom and the edges turned under at the top and sewed to the bottom of the upper facing as at 7. v This form of pocket per se is an improvement over the usual one-piece reinforced and doubled-over pocket of the prior art, inasmuch as it requires no more sewing and permits the. use of scraps and cuttings that would otherwise be waste.

By uniting the reinforcing gusset directly with the upper facing material, this completely eliminates the stitching of the gusset along one edge and permits the gusset to be stitched in at the same time the pocket is with the same operation, thereby greatly reducing the labor costs. In fact, by actual calculation, I figure that the saving approximates seven. cents per garment.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly modiL- fied form of construction in which the inner portion 8 of the lower facing is made from a separate piece, thus making it desirable in reaching the utmost economy in material.

In making the other pocket linings there is left a considerable number of small pieces of white material whichY can be used up in this way.

IVhat I claim is: l. An overall pocket and adjacent garment portions, having in combination with the overall body an upper facing of a width less than the depth of the pocket, and having a side extension to provide a reinforcing portion of the garment7 the said upper facing and extension being sewed to the body material of the overall and the separate lower facing member of less length than the length of the upper facing rtogether with the extension, said separate lower facing member secured to the body material and also to the bottom of the upper facing.

2. An overall pocket and reinforcing gusset, having in combination with the overall body provided with the usual side split, an

upper facing of a width less than the depth of the pocket and having a side extension to provide a reinforcing gusset for the said side spliit in the garment, said upper facing and extension being sewed to the body material of the overall, and a separate lower facingmember secured to the body material and also to the bottom of the upper facing.

3. An overall pocket having in combination with the body material provided with the usual side split, an upper facing of less depth than the depth of the pocket, provided with an extension at one end to form a reinforcing gusset for the side split in rthe overalls, and a lower pocket facing comprising a separate piece of material doubled upon itself and sewed to the overall body material and having its doubledtogether edges sewed to the bottom of fthe upper facing to provide a two-ply material for the pocket at the bottom.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LA FAYETTE E. BAKER. 

